Top 7 Poets Who Changed the Literary Landscape

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 07, 2024

William Shakespeare:

He was one of the greatest poets in English literature, born in 1564. His plays have been stages so many times across the globe.

Robert Frost:

He was a quintessential American poet, born in 1874. His poem- “The Road Not Taken” is one of the best-known poems of the 20th century.

John Keats:

He was an English romantic poet, born in 1795. He was died at very less age of 25, due to tuberculosis. He was considered one of the best poets of 19th century.

Emily Dickinson:

She was a greatest and most original poet of all time, born in 1830. She wrote almost 1800 poems.

William Wordsworth:

He was an English poet, born in 1770. He expresses a deep connection with nature and ordinary people lives through his poetry.

Maya Angelou:

She was an American memoirist and poet, born in 1928. She wrote various poems, autobiographies and news reports.

William Butler Yeats:

He was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, born in 1865. ‘The Second Coming, Sailing to Byzantium and Easter, 1916’ was his famous poems.

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